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From YouTube: Brooke Mattapan Charter School Ribbon Cutting
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Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Secretary of Education James Peyser and others speak at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Brooke Charter School building in Mattapan.
A
B
My
name
Clark
I'm,
the
co-director
of
Brooke
charter
schools,
and
we're
really
excited
to
have
you
all
here
this
morning.
Brookes
mission
is
to
prepare
our
kids
to
succeed
in
college.
So
when
a
couple
of
years
ago
we
got
the
opportunity
to
open
this
high
school.
We
were
ecstatic
since
that
time
we've
had
that
high
school
in
a
couple
of
makeshift
temporary
spaces.
So
you
can
understand.
B
So
many
of
you
who
are
in
this
room
made
this
building
possible
and
so
I
want
to
kick
things
off
just
by
expressing
our
gratitude
to
so
many
of
you
directly
start
by
saying
thank
you
to
the
speakers
that
we're
gonna
have
up
on
the
stage.
Today
we
have
representative
Holmes,
so
I'll
be
able
to
introduce
in
a
moment,
city
council
president
aundrea
Campbell,
whose
district
we
sit
in
who's
been
a
huge
supporter.
Secretary
of
Education
for
the
Commonwealth
Jim
Peyser
also
been
a
huge
Brooks
supporter.
B
C
B
B
They
are
far
too
many
to
mention
all
by
name,
but
we
have
the
list
kind
of
behind
us
up
here
on
the
stage
wanted
to
specifically
shout
out.
Scott
are
in
our
board,
chair
and
our
board
of
directors.
Our
campaign
were
calling
them
our
campaign
catalysts,
but
really
leaders
on
this
campaign
with
incredibly
generous
strong
contributions
and
those
are
the
Smith
family
foundation
and
I
understand.
In
addition
to
Lynn
Doblin,
we
have
deaf
knez
and
Dana
Smith.
A
couple
of
trips
trustees
of
the
Smith
family
foundation.
B
B
B
We've
also,
we've
got
Evan
Warner
and
the
guys
from
STV
who
are
here
for
our
project
manager.
Cue
road
development
who
managed
the
project
on
the
school
side
is
here.
So
all
these
are.
These
are
the
people
that
actually
built
the
building
and
just
add
on
to
a
couple
of
those
from
our
own
Brooke
team
as
well.
We've
got
Corey
Yarborough's
director
of
operations
for
this
entire
campus.
He
not
only
helped
with
the
design,
but
the
the
execution
to
make
us
actually
like
get
in
here
and
be
ready
to
use.
B
We
have
some
former
board
members
here
today
in
jill
reynolds
and
hillary
Berkman.
Our
former
board
chair,
Ted
Preston,
who
is
battling
cancer,
could
not
make
it
this
morning,
but
want
to
send
him
lots
of
love
and
great
wishes.
We
have
current
board
members
here
this
morning.
Scott
are
in
our
board
chair,
also
divita
McConnell
Mary,
both
and
tamil
orc
are
all
here.
You
guys
have
I
would
say,
first
and
foremost
about
our
our
board.
B
It's
the
fiscal
stewardship
to
put
us
in
the
position
to
be
able
to
buy
a
building
like
this
and
to
put
us
an
operating
position
to
sustain
it
and
put
our
all
of
our
resources
towards
program
for
the
years
to
come.
I
want
to
recognize
our
partners
at
Lena
Park.
So
we
have
our
board
chair,
David
Wright
of
Lena
Park
is
here
as
long
along
with
their
executive
director
Katherine
Martinez.
B
B
B
And
then,
and
then
finally,
before
I,
introduce
Russell,
Holmes,
representative,
Russell,
Holmes
I
want
to
say
also
and
and
this
this
is
just
so
important
to
us-
that
you
guys
are
here
several
close
friends
and
and
acquaintances
of
Senator
Brooke
himself,
who
are
here
today.
So
we
have
a
few
gentlemen
from
Alpha
Phi
Alpha,
whose
membership
meant
so
much
to
Senator
Brooke.
We
also
have
Tony
wood,
Sally,
Willis,
Carol,
Connelly,
Vivian
beard,
all
of
whom
worked
closely
with
Senator
Brooke
was
very
dear
to
all
of
them
and
and
mr.
B
Melvin
Miller,
editor
of
the
Bay
State
banner
and
longtime
friend
of
Senator
Brooke.
It
means
so
much
that
you
guys
are
here
today.
We
will
never
ever
forget
kind
of
the
honor
and
the
privilege
it
is
to
be
associated
with
Senator,
Brooks
name
and
also,
while
I'm
recognizing
you
guys
want
to
also
send
our
love
and
best
wishes
to
Ralph
nice,
whose
legislative
aide
for
many
many
years
to
Senator
Brooke,
who
was
sick
and
needs
all
of
our
love
and
positive
energy.
And
so
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
It
means
a
lot
to
us.
B
So
now
it's
my
distinct
privilege
to
be
able
to
introduce
our
first
speaker,
representative,
Russell
Holmes,
whose
district
this
building
now
sits
in
I'll,
say
the
older
I
get
personally
the
more
I
come
to
appreciate
people
who
are
direct
and
candid
into
the
point
and
tell
you
how
it
is,
and
that
is
rep
Holmes
for
those
who
you
know
it.
For
those
of
you
can
know
my
wife,
you
know
I,
you
know
I'm
not
lying
when
I
say
that
I
appreciate
that
very
much,
but
it's
not
just
his
candor,
it's
his
can
do
it
Ness.
B
B
It
means
a
lot
that
you
here
thank
you,
mayor,
Walsh,
representative
Holmes.
When
we
first
told
him
we
wanted
to
put
this
building
here.
He
said:
I
want
that
building
here.
It
would
mean
a
lot
to
this
space
into
this
community,
and
you
know
we
asked
him
like.
Will
you
write
a
letter
or
support
for
the
for
the
BPD?
A?
Would
you
write
a
letter
of
support
for
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals?
He
said
yeah,
here's
your
letter
and
I'm
gonna
be
at
the
hearing
and
he
was
every
single
one.
B
We
had
a
tough
time
getting
Verizon
to
move
a
phone
line
on
this
property.
One
call
totes
that
representative
Holmes
boom,
and
that
was
like
that
over
and
over
again
he's
just
a
huge
huge
supporter
of
the
school
in
this
project,
and
he
gets
things
done.
I
have
so
much
respect
and
appreciation
for
this
man,
and
it
is
my
distinct
honor
and
privilege
to
introduce
him
so
join
me.
C
Thank
you
John.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
too,
want
to
begin
with
just
saying
something
very
simple.
When
John
says
to
me,
I
do
those
things
is
because
I'm
supposed
to
do
them
I
believe
that,
but
more
than
that
I
think,
because
you
have
earned
it
I'm,
not
just
giving
you
things
just
out
of
my
the
kindness
of
my
heart.
C
It
is
the
dedication
that
you,
the
staff,
all
the
folks
who
believe
in
our
children
for
years
and
years,
have
said
that
the
folks
in
this
neighborhood
can
perform
equally
or
better
as
every
neighborhood
in
this
Commonwealth.
You
have
done
that,
and
that
is
why
I'm
telling
you
you
have
earned
whatever
I
do
for
you.
It
is
not
just
a
gift,
and
so
thank
you
John.
Thank
you
to
the
entire
protein
I
want
to
just
begin
by
saying
there
are
so
many
other
folks.
C
I
John
did
recognize
an
awful
lot
of
people,
but
to
pull
this
off.
Obviously,
there
were
some
other
folks
that
I
wanted
to
make
sure
I
recognized.
Of
course,
the
mayor,
the
city
council
president
and
the
secretary
but
Rob
Lewis
has
also
been
just
a
champion
for
all
the
work
for
focusing
on
inner-city
kids
and
making
sure
that
not
only
do
we
think
about
the
activities
that
they
do
but
to
make
sure
they
get
their
books
together,
because
in
the
end
most
of
us
are
not
going
to
be
Pro.
C
C
C
Well,
I
got
like
four
notices:
five
notices,
Rep
homes,
you
talk
too
long.
Basically,
you
can
make
sure
you
you're
fast.
She
told
me
that
again,
as
I
walked
up
here,
but
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna,
just
simply
say
to
you
that
when,
when
the
neighborhood
groups
came,
they
felt
like
who
else
is
out
here?
What
else
is
going
to
happen?
As
you
know,
the
14
bus
or
you
may
not
know
the
14
bus,
we'll
travels
here
in
front
of
the
school
doesn't
travel
often,
and
so
when
they
came,
they
said
Breck
homes.
C
What
are
you
gonna
do
about
the
buses
here
and
then
it
made
it
so
that
the
neighborhood
group
said
get
the
21
and
31
much
running
much
more,
so
we
cut
down
trees,
put
in
sidewalks
things
of
that
nature.
The
neighborhood
groups
on
the
other
side
say
hey.
We
can't
get
from
Morton
Street
to
America
Legion
highway.
How
do
we
make
this
happen
and
I'm
going
to
just
give
a
shout
out
to
dys
to
it?
C
Essentially,
every
single
adjacent
owner
or
property
to
this
building
we
needed
to
cut
a
pathway
and
a
guard
and
the
team
says:
hey.
We
wanted
to
cut
a
pathway
just
through
the
neighborhood
to
get
our
students
over
to
the
backside
of
this
neighborhood.
We
said
no,
we
want
to
do
much
more
than
that
and
we
got
to
a
place
where
the
duis
folks,
where
I'm
say
one
and
two
and
and
landscape,
express
and
others
when
you
walk
out
of
here.
C
I
know
it's
not
part
of
your
visit
today,
but
it
used
to
be
just
nothing
but
trash
debris
and
woods
in
an
area
that
you
could
not
walk
from
this
school
over
to
to
Harvard
Street
or
over
to
a
blue
avenue,
which
is
just
a
natural
place
for
people
to
walk.
We
had
Hearst
from
Hearst
landscaping
and
others
come
through
and
cut
out
this
whole
site.
C
We
had
folks
put
in
shipping
to
make
sure
they
students
can
walk
and
get
from
that
side
of
this
community
to
this
side
easily,
and
so
I
want
to
just
give
a
shout
out
to
everyone
who
was
a
part
of
that
project.
They
got
tired
of
my
emails,
but
I'm
telling
you
it
was
worth
it
because
it
was
important.
Also
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Mel
Miller
we
having
his
50th
or
the
banners
50th
anniversary
on
Sunday.
C
The
banner
has
been
a
mainstay
in
the
communities
of
color
for
50
years.
He
and
his
effort
and
his
team
needs
to
be
celebrated
and
I.
Don't
know
if
everyone's
invited,
but
certainly
is
that,
being
you
have
one
o'clock
on
Sunday,
so
I
don't
know
he
probably
paid
he
can
probably
afford
it,
he'll
be
all
right
so
which
you
should
come
because
of
course
that
is
important.
C
So
now
to
my
my
on
consiglio,
when
John
talked
about
consigue
and
and
being
there
for
the
question
around
cuz
sigelei
again,
he
earned
it
because
sigelei
and
Darren
showed
up
and
every
CAC
meeting
they
came
and
reported
how's
the
building
going.
How
is
the
performance
for
workforce
meeting
cause?
That
means
how
many
people
color
on
this
project,
how
many
women,
how
many
folks
are
coming
from
local
areas,
and
so
that
is
why,
when
Darren
wood
called
me,
I
would
be
very,
very
responsive
and
do
it
so
my
remarks
Commissioner
glass
stone!
Thank
you.
C
So
why
is
this
building
important
to
me
about
six
years
ago,
the
former
mayor,
we
had
a
process
that
we're
going
to
go
through
this
process
of
how
we're
going
to
do
school,
two
saunas,
and
when
we
went
through
that
process
it
was
thought
of
initially
going
to
be
nine
and
then
six
and
then
we
eventually
ended
up
with
three
and
the
elected
of
color.
We
get
together
every
two
weeks
and
at
the
time
we
said
this
is
not
good
for
our
community.
C
This
is
not
good,
because
it's
gonna
limit
the
amount
of
public
schools
we're
talking
about
the
amount
of
choices
that
we
have,
and
so
we
literally
got
into
the
mayor's
office
at
the
time-
and
we
put
in
my
address
80
good
Dale,
Road
Matapan,
and
we
look
to
see
how
many
level
one
been
the
best
schools.
You
can
have
level
five
been
the
worst,
how
many
level
one
schools
are
in
my
district
and
what
we
call
my
warp
zone,
not
a
single
one,
not
a
single
one.
C
C
Don't
try
my
best
to
sit
around
and
divide
charter
Medeco
public
private,
parochial
I
have
to
fight
for
everyone
equally
and
every
parent,
if
they
live
next
door
to
me,
will
put
their
address
in
this
system
and
come
up
with
those
bad
choices
for
what
they
had
and
so
at
the
time
I
said
well,
they
said
well,
we're
gonna,
add
in
just
two
more
level
one
schools
to
make
sure
everyone
has
the
basket.
I'll
have
those
in
their
basket
of
choices.
C
I
said
well
what
about
the
neighborhoods
that
have
three
four
or
five
of
these
level?
One
schools
limit
there's
two
just
two:
that
was
my
idea,
but
of
course
I
don't
represent
those
neighborhoods
so
that
didn't
go
over
well
in
those
neighborhoods,
and
so
I
tell
you
that
to
say
it
was
an
easy
choice
to
then
say
bring
me
a
level
one
school.
That's
already
been
performing
as
Brooke
has
been
doing,
and
that's
why
I
was
so
that's
why
I'm
so
adamant
about
bringing
this
here
I'm.
C
Also
sorry
I
have
to
do
it
again:
Lena
Park
David
the
entire
team.
The
way
you
guys
have
worked
to
make
that
all
she's
moving
on
there
now
the
way
you've
been
as
a
partnership
has
been
fantastic.
I
appreciate
you
very
very
much.
The
other
part
of
the
story
going
to
say
is
that
when
I
walked
in
here,
I'm
Malik
I
walked
in
here
when
I
walked
in
from
the
front
door.
There's
a
quote
from
mr.
Brooke.
That
says
you
can
be
anywhere.
You
want
to
be.
C
I
may
have
that
quote
a
little
wrong,
but
it
goes
something
of
that
nature.
You
can
be
anywhere.
You
want
to
be
what
we
want
you
to
be
in
this
school.
Students
is
where
you
are
now,
and
that
is
the
highest
performance
students
in
the
Commonwealth
the
highest,
and
so
it
when
I
show
up
at
the
State
House
and
I
can
say
that
my
students
perform
when
you
give
them
the
resources,
when
you
give
them
a
building
that
is
comparable
to
the
resources
and
to
the
what
they're
doing
in
here
for
education.
C
This
is
vitally
important.
So
I
my
statement
is
just
finally
to
the
students.
You
make
my
job
easy,
you
make
my
job
easy
by
performing
and
so
and
you
will
now,
as
you
matriculate
through
I,
heard
somebody
from
tenth
grade
some.
You
ask
me:
what's
my
favorite
here,
I
told
you
my
senior
year
is
my
favorite
year,
because
I
was
the
boss
at
school,
but
as
you
matriculate
and
you
start
to
set
a
pattern,
that's
a
pattern
just
think
about
it.
That
will
happen
for
decades.
C
You
will
set
a
pattern
of
being
number
one
in
the
state
that
all
the
folks
who
follow
behind
you
will
then
say
this
is
what
we
should
do
as
well.
Just
think
about
that,
what
a
way
to
really
honor
the
legacy
of
mr.
Bruckner,
what
a
way
to
think
about
all
of
his
efforts
and
all
the
things
that
he
did
so
that
then,
for
decades
to
come
this
school.
C
B
C
A
Good
morning
my
name
is
Eileen
Marfa
and
I'm.
A
junior
here
at
Brooke
high
school
I
have
been
with
Brooke
since
the
fifth
grade,
and
it
has
honestly
been
a
life-changing
experience
being
at
Brooke
has
taught
me
so
much,
not
only
academically,
but
also
how
to
prepare
and
be
ready
for
my
future
I'll
be
a
first
generation
college
student,
alongside
my
sister
who
has
just
started
at
UMass,
Boston
I
live
in
the
neighborhood
right
down
the
street,
meaning
I
can
attend
school,
no
matter
the
circumstance.
My
mom
first
heard
of
Brooke
from
my
neighbors.
A
She
chose
the
school
because
she
wanted
me
to
develop
better
habits,
not
only
as
a
scholar
but
also
for
myself
at
first.
It
was
really
hard
I
just
think
to
birth,
because
teachers
expect
expecting
me
to
be
more
dedicated
at
school
and
at
home,
but
over
time,
with
help
from
my
teachers,
encouraging
me
to
do
better
everyday
I
was
able
to
become
more
independent,
as
a
student
now
I
feel
like
nothing.
Stopping
me
from
reaching
my
goals:
I,
love,
math
and
history,
and
a
part
of
the
volleyball
team.
I
am
part
of
the
basketball
team.
A
As
well
and
I'm
also
a
part
of
the
step
team
when
I
leave
birth,
the
goal
has
always
been
to
become
a
lawyer,
more
specifically,
a
criminal
defense
attorney
being
able
to
first
use
the
birth
Mattapan
building
once
it
was
done
another
high
school.
It
has
been
an
amazing
opportunity
to
be
one
of
the
first
students
to
join
both
the
high
school
and
the
middle
school.
This
experience
is
not
only
beneficial
to
me,
but
also
to
my
brothers,
who
are
right
over
at
Birth
Mattapan.
A
Before
we
had
this
beautiful
building,
we
moved
around
a
lot,
but
something
that
stayed
consistent
was
the
community
that
we
built
within
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor.
All
the
government
officials,
generous
supporters
and
Brooke
staff
for
making
this
possible
I
hope
you
enjoy
our
new
building.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here,
not
as
my
distinct
honor
and
pleasure,
to
welcome.
Welcome
up
mayor,
Martin,
J
Walsh.
D
Thank
You
Billy,
and
that
was
awesome.
Thank
you
and
I
love
vision
for
the
future.
Get
the
college
and
defense
attorney
some
advice.
Go
into
corporate
law,
you'll,
be
all
right.
You'd
make
a
lot
more
money,
I'm
watching
this
stuff
going
on
around
me,
but
I
want
to
congratulate
you
and
tell
all
the
students
here
this.
This
building's
amazing
I've
been
watching
it
go
up,
I've
been
watching
to
be
built
in
and
I
walked
into
the
auditorium
here
today
and
I.
D
D
Congratulations
and
thank
you
to
the
to
the
secretary
PI's
to
think
of
being
with
us
today
and
in
the
president
of
the
City
Council
Council
Campbell,
president
Campbell,
thank
you
and
Russell
as
well
for
your
advocacy
at
the
Statehouse
Ron
Dorsey
CEO,
chief
education
for
the
City
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
Ron.
There
are
charter
school
leaders
from
other
schools
here,
thank
you
for
being
here
today:
the
parents,
any
parents
that
are
here,
congratulations
on
this
school,
the
Board
of
Trustees.
D
D
I
think
when
you
think
about
this
is
a
21st
century
school
as
we,
you
know
clearly
designed
the
success
and,
as
the
representative
said,
it's
important
for
us
to
I,
don't
care
how
our
kids
get
educated
as
long
as
I
had
kids
get
on
a
pathway
to
success
as
long
as
young
people
are
headed
to
college
or
a
career
of
a
college
and
can
getting
successful
in
that
College.
We
shouldn't
be
battling
about
public
schools,
because
charter
schools
are
public
schools.
We
should
it
be.
We
shouldn't
be
fighting
with
parochial
schools
and
private
schools.
D
You
hear
you
read
the
newspaper
and
you
pick
it
up
and
you
see
of
all
the
companies
coming
to
our
city
most
of
those
companies.
So
what
are
those
companies?
You
need?
Science?
We
need
to
be
able
to
understand
computer
labs,
robotic
labs.
We
lead
in
the
country
in
robotics,
in
Massachusetts,
in
Boston
Massachusetts
in
particular,
bullied
in
the
country
and
stamina.
As
far
as
STEM
jobs.
D
We
also
have
opportunities
in
this
with
a
gym,
a
first-class
gym,
art
and
dance
another
another
important
economy
for
our
future,
to
give
young
people
the
experience
to
be
able
to
express
themselves
and
be
able
to
do
something,
that's
outside
the
box
and
think
differently.
Education
is
changing
today,
music
studios.
We
know
in
Boston
that
many
of
the
great
music
artists
in
the
history
of
this
country
started
in
Roxbury
and
Dorchester
and
High
Park
and
the
neighborhoods
of
our
city
and
in
different
parts
of
our
city
and
in
exposing
young
people
to
that,
it's
important.
D
Every
single
young
person
in
our
city
deserves
a
world-class
education
and
that's
what
they
get
right
here
at
this
school.
The
school
is
a
history
of
providing
an
unbelievable
opportunity
for
our
young
people
and
we
need
to
continue
to
be
supportive,
not
just
of
this
school
but
of
the
entire
network
of
schools
that
we
have
in
our
city.
So
we
can
move
forward.
D
Robert
Lewis
was
shot
and
out
a
minute
ago
and
Robert
Lewis
runs
a
program
called
the
base
and
what
the
base
does
is
get
young
people
into
baseball
and
sports,
and
but
what's
really
it's
about
his
academics
and
getting
young
people
the
opportunity,
and
when
you
go
into
his
program,
where
you
go
to
a
graduation
that
he
has
or
celebration,
he
has.
He
can
point
to
his
kids
and
said
that
kid
played
that
kid
went
to
college
here.
He
went
to
college
here.
She
went
to
college
here.
They
went
to
college
here.
D
It's
an
opportunity
that
support
network
that
our
young
people
need
sometimes
to
move
them
forward
forward.
Our
students
have
different
needs
in
Turkey.
We
talk
to
our
young
people.
They'll
tell
us
they'll
tell
us
that
they
do
have
different
needs
and
there's
opportunities
in
this
particular
school,
and
this
idea
of
all
and
all
the
designs
that
you
have-
and
they
have
are
right
here
since
2002,
the
brook
schools
have
been
in
Roslindale
East
Boston
in
that
in
that
opinion,
have
thrived.
We
see
that
banners
up
on
the
wall.
D
We
see
those
opportunities,
the
teaching
is
strong,
the
culture
is
focused,
the
students
have
excelled,
and
now
we
have
an
eighth
grade
in
high
school
facility
to
match
and
raise
these
high
standards,
and
that's
something
that's
really
important.
This
group,
this
school
is
preparing
dynamic,
diverse
leaders
to
leave
that
country
and
we
need
it
right
now.
D
I,
just
whispered
in
and
Andrei
Campbell's
yeah
I
said
you
know
it
seems
like
right
now
the
world
is
seems
to
be
upside
down
a
little
bit
and
I'm,
not
talking
politics
I'm,
just
talking
in
general,
the
young
people
they're
in
school
right
now
you
are
the
leaders
of
the
future,
the
opportunities
that
have
pretty
put
in
front
of
you
and
many
of
you
people.
Any
people
in
this
room
have
presented
these
young
people
with
the
opportunity
to
learn
in
an
incredible
environment.
I
want
to
thank
you
from
that
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
D
I
want
to
thank
you
because
the
future
of
our
city
in
the
future
of
our
state
in
the
future,
our
country,
our
the
young
people
that
are
gonna,
walk
through
the
front
door
of
the
school
every
single
day
and
go
home.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
today.
I
want
to
congratulate
all
of
you
and
John.
Congratulations
on
an
incredible
incredible
accomplishment.
E
Good
morning,
okay,
this
is
a
celebration.
Yes,
it
may
be
a
little
darker
in
the
world
but
good
morning,
I
don't
know
about
you,
but
I
have
goosebumps
since
walking
into
this
space
into
this
auditorium.
This
is
a
special
moment-
it's
not
packed
in
here
today,
but
it
will
be
so
this
is
a
celebration.
So
let's
try
that
again
for
the
students
good
morning,
enlike
has
been
previously
said:
I'm
Andrea,
Campbell
I
am
the
Boston
City
Council
president,
but
I'm.
E
Also
the
district
for
Boston
city
councilor,
so
I
represent
Matapan
you're
in
my
district
D
for
George
Chester,
as
well
as
Jamaica
Plain
in
Roslindale
and
Alexander
and
I
live
in
Mattapan,
and
we
love
Matapan,
but
I
wanted
to
sort
of
echo.
The
thank-yous
I
want
to
thank
the
leadership,
Kimberly
and
John
for
your
hard
work,
the
long
hours
the
board
and
past
board
members
in
Scott
for
chair
who
I
know
well
I
want
to
thank
the
teachers.
I
want
to
thank
the
parents.
If
there
are
any
parents
in
here,
can
we
give
them
around.
E
I
also
want
to
thank
the
students
and
there's
some
here
and
I
want
to
thank,
in
addition
to
the
students,
the
community.
This
was
a
grassroots
community
effort
and
is
a
great
example
of
collaboration,
and
we
often
don't
necessarily
celebrate
community,
particularly
Mattapan
in
the
community
in
Mattapan.
That
shows
up
every
single
day
to
do
the
work.
If
you
look
at
the
media,
you
would
think
Matapan
is
violence
and
violence,
and
just
an
awful
place
to
be.
This
is
a
great
example
to
demonstrate.
It
is
the
exact
opposite
of
that.
E
And
as
someone
who
attended
all
Boston
public
schools,
including
Boston,
Latin,
School
I,
know
the
value
of
education.
I
grew
up
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
Roxbury,
in
the
South
Bay,
and
we
were
extremely
poor,
a
lot
of
hardship
but
I
know
the
value
of
a
quality
education
and
what
it
does
not
just
for
the
student
but
for
the
family,
but
also
the
community.
E
Those
students
come
from
it's
an
opportunity
for
those
students
to
go
off
into
the
world
and
to
realize
their
dreams
and
dreams
they
may
not
even
have
had
when
they
left
high
school
but
to
go
out
into
the
world
and
see
something
that
is
possible
for
them
and
know
they
can
do
it.
So
this
place
that
we're
in
is
not
just
a
high
school,
it's
more
than
a
high
school.
This
is
a
facility
that
is
a
place
where
students
and
families
can
dream
can
think
big
can
see
the
possibilities
for
themselves.
E
It
is
and
I
say
this
all
the
time
it
is
a
beacon
of
high
expectations,
regardless
of
the
circumstances
our
students
come
from
and
guess
what
we're
not
going
to
eradicate
poverty
overnight?
We're
not
going
to
close
the
achievement
gap
overnight,
and
these
students
have
to
go
back
into
places
where
there
are
incidents
of
violence
where
they're,
tough
things
they're
dealing
with,
but
they
wake
up
every
single
day
to
come
into
a
place
like
this,
where
they're
held
to
high
expectations
and
those
expectations
are
not
just
diminished
based
on
where
they
come
from.
E
E
I
said
this
earlier:
it's
a
testament
to
community
power
and
community
collaboration
and
folks,
coming
together
from
the
private
sector
from
the
philanthropy
individuals,
families
coming
together
to
support
this
vision
and
together
all
of
you
build
this
incredible
place
so
take
it
in
before
you
leave
here.
Take
it
in
Alexandra
and
I
are
happy
I,
don't
know
if
he'll
come
to
the
brook,
but
now
it's
a
possibility
for
him.
He
may
go
to
Latin
school
I,
don't
know,
but
we
have
work
to
do.
E
And
yes,
we
have
much
work
to
do
in
the
city
of
Boston,
including
getting
rid
of
this
idea
of
fights
charter
schools
versus
public
parochial.
No
I'm
done
with
that.
We
have
work
to
do
to
ensure
that
every
single
student
who
lives
in
the
city
of
Boston
has
a
quality.
Education
gets
a
quality
education
and
has
a
place
they
go
to
to
deliver
that
education
to
them
as
well
as
their
family,
but
until
we
get
that
done.
Let's
celebrate
this.
E
F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I
appreciate
that
it's
great
to
be
here
on
behalf
of
Governor
Baker
and
lieutenant
governor
Pulido,
it's
great
to
obviously
celebrate
this
amazing
and
beautiful
building,
but
also
to
see
so
many
friends
and
colleagues
and
people
who
are
real
heroes
to
me
and
inspirations,
not
not
least
of
which
being
John
and
Kimberly.
So
congratulations
to
everyone.
Who's
been
part
of
this
process.
I
was,
though,
John
will
disappointed
to
hear
that
you're
three
million
short
of
your
fundraising
goals,
so
this
is
going
to
be
a
pop-up
fundraiser,
three
million
dollars
for
lunch.
F
We
represented
Russell
Holmes,
start
the
bidding
at
two
and
a
half
million
mayor,
two
million.
Okay.
All
right
well
well,
we'll
deal
with
that
later.
So
obviously,
it's
a
great
building
and
it's
a
this
space
is
unbelievable.
It
was
a
real
surprise.
I
had
no
idea
this.
This
auditorium
would
be
here
and
it's
not
just
about
architecture.
F
Obviously
it's
about
ensuring
that
every
Brooke
student
has
every
opportunity
to
exceed
not
just
now,
not
just
for
the
students
who
are
in
this
building
now,
who
are
will
be
coming
in
the
next
few
years,
but
for
generations
to
come.
The
building
is
also
I.
Think
importantly,
a
symbol
of
the
amazing
success
that
Burke
has
had
over
the
years.
It
is
now
widely
recognized
as
one
of
the
best
urban
public
schools
in
America,
although
I
think
I
should
amend
that
this
is
one
of
the
best
public
schools
in
America
and
I.
F
F
As
I
as
I
said,
and
then
so
many
have
said,
this
really
is
a
beautiful
building,
but
as
we
all
know,
beauty
is
only
skin-deep
and
what
really
matters?
What's
really
beautiful
is
what
goes
on
inside
this
building
every
day
and
in
particular
it's
the
deep
commitment
to
excellence,
the
love
of
learning,
the
dedication
to
developing
and
supporting
educators
and
the
passion
that
those
educators
have
for
the
subjects
that
they
teach.
Now.
Of
course,
this
culture
doesn't
come
out
of
nowhere.
F
In
fact,
it
really
does
work,
come
from
the
remarkable
leaders,
both
John
and
Kimberly,
who
have
shaped
this
school
and
who
have
led
it
so
diligently
and
persistently
and
well
over
so
many
years,
I
got
a
glimpse
recently
of
that
passion
for
their
work
and
for
their
students
and
for
the
for
the
learning
that
goes
on
in
this
in
this
building
and
in
the
others
that
are
part
of
the
Brooke
network.
F
Just
a
few
months
ago,
when
we
were
in
the
process
of
revising
the
the
mathematics,
curriculum
frameworks,
I'm
sure
all
of
you
are
familiar
with
the
mathematics
curriculum
frameworks.
This
was
a
a
scintillating
process
as
it
can
possibly
get
so
naturally,
I
called
Brooke
and
in
particular
I
called
John,
because
when
I
first
met
John
many
years
ago,
he
was
a
math
teacher
at
South,
Boston,
Harbor,
Academy
and
I
should
probably
say
a
renowned
math
teacher
at
South
Boston
Harbor
Academy
I'd,
actually
seen
John
give
a
presentation
at
a
symposium
at
Harvard
about
math
instruction.
F
I
was
very
impressed,
so
I
called
him
up
and
I
figured
okay.
Well,
let
me
get
some
advice
from
John
and
much
to
my
surprise,
John
said:
well,
you
know
what
I
you
know.
I
I
know
something
about
math,
but
you
really
ought
to
talk
to
Kimberly
and
it
turns
out.
Kimberly
is
a
wicked
math,
nerd
and
I
thought
she
was
all
about
literature
and
English,
and
no
it's
really
it's
all
about
the
math
and
here's.
F
The
proof
I
want
to
read
to
you
an
excerpt
from
an
email
that
Kimberly
sent
me
during
this
process
and
and
Kim
just
so.
You
know
if
you-
and
this
is
true
for
anyone,
including
the
folks
over
here
who
know
this.
Well,
if
you
send
me
an
email,
it's
a
public
record,
so
this
does
not
like
keep
them,
betraying
a
secret
that
the
public
has
a
right
to
know.
F
Teachers
must
appreciate
the
beauty
of
math
narrate,
the
beauty
of
math
and
create
contexts
for
students
to
recognize
and
share
this
beautiful
now,
I,
don't
know
about
you,
guys,
think
I'm,
gonna
cry
I,
never
thought
I'd
say
that
about
math,
but
it's
true,
but
this
is
the
essence
really
I.
Think
of
what
Brooke
stands
for
and
it's
why
Brooke
is
so
successful.
It's
about
a
real
passion,
it's
about
a
real
depth
of
understanding
and
not
just
about
the
specific
content,
but
about
its
deeper
meaning
and
purpose
in
the
lives
of
the
children
that
go
here.
F
So
a
lot
of
people
look
at
the
you
know.
The
great
em
cast
results
that
Brooke
has
had
over
the
years
and
they
sort
of
assume
well,
this
is,
must
you
know,
be
all
about
test
prep
and
you
drill
and
kill,
and
it's
just
a
you
know,
sort
of
a
test
obsessed
place,
but
the
reality
is,
nothing
could
be
further
from
the
truth.
Brooke
succeeds
because
it's
teachers
and
students
appreciate
the
beauty
of
learning
and
now
they've
got
a
building
that
matches
and
is
worthy
of
their
accomplishments.
So,
thank
you
all
very
much.
Congratulations.
G
G
So,
first
of
all,
I'm
really
grateful
you're,
giving
me
this
opportunity
and
I
want
to
thank
by
the
way
mayor
Walsh
for
all
of
his
support
for
Brookes
efforts
and
I
also
want
to
thank
Secretary
Peyser
who's
also
there,
but
the
people
I
really
want
to
thank
our
John
Clark
and
all
the
folks
who
were
part
of
that
Brooke
family,
the
parents
of
all
the
kids
who
go
to
Brooke
and
the
students
themselves.
You
are
in
many
respects
what
the
American
Dream
is
supposed
to
be.
All
about.
G
You
are
what
excellence
is
supposed
to
be
all
about,
and
you
are
a
true
gem
and
the
crown
jewel
of
Education
in
Boston
and
here
in
the
Commonwealth
of
us
cited
for
you
I'm
very
excited
not
just
for
the
kids
who
are
gonna
go
through
that
school
over
the
course
that
export
five
years,
but
the
kids
who
are
gonna
go
through
there
for
the
next
15
20
25
years.
People
are
gonna
force
everybody
to
raise
their
game
and
that's
a
really
great
thing
and,
as
I
said,
I
wish.
G
B
B
You
know
there
was
a
lot
that
was
said
just
now
about
what
makes
Brooke
great
it's
our
people,
it's
it's
it's
getting
great
people
and
and
helping
them
develop
and
become
all
they
can
be.
We
have
some
great
people
to
welcome
up
to
represent
the
school.
We
have
Danielle
Blair
who's,
the
principal
of
the
8th
grade
academy.
We
often
call
this
the
high
school
building.
We
have
a
complete
8th
grade
academy
with
its
own
principal.
That's
on
the
top
floor.